Road accidents kill three
May 14, 2011 03:17 pm
Two members of the same family were reported killed when a van and a bus collided at Hulandewa area in Moneragala, say police.
A father and daughter who were travelling in the van were the victims while the mother has been critically injured and is receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo.
They were returning home after attending the wedding of a relative, it is reported. The driver of the bus has been taken into custody by police.
Meanwhile due to another accident at the Baththalu Oya area on the Puttalam-Chilaw main road one person is reported dead while four others have been injured. A van which had gone out of control had crashed on to a palmyra tree causing the fatality, say police.
The injured are receiving treatment at the Chilaw Hospital while the victim is said to be a 28 year old youth of Nachchiyaduwa who had been driving the van.